Plans have been approved for 201 new homes and a brand new library in the heart of the Wandsworth Town regeneration area that will help local growth and boost the trades.

The council’s planning applications committee this week approved a proposal to merge and redevelop three outdated sites linking Garratt Lane and Wandsworth High Street.

Planning applications committee chairman Sarah McDermott said: “Wandsworth Town is now one of the biggest regeneration projects in London with well over £1 billion of new investment flowing through the area.

“Hundreds of new jobs and homes are being created here alongside major improvements to the local environment.”

The three sites include a nine-storey block owned by South Thames College and two buildings owned by the council – Welbeck House and 17-27 Garratt Lane.

The new development would create four new buildings ranging in heights from four to 26-storeys.

There are several major regeneration projects now underway in the Wandsworth Town regeneration area including the revival of Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth Business Village, the Ram Brewery, Lion House and The Filaments.

The Council and Transport for London are working on a redesign of the Wandsworth One Way system which would make the town centre more attractive and pedestrian friendly.

Ms McDermott said: “This is another important step forward in the revival of Wandsworth Town. The development will create valuable new connections through the town centre and attractive public spaces for the local community.

“The new buildings along the high street and Garratt Lane are a huge improvement on the tired blocks they replace. Their design and size is much more appropriate and the new shops will make an active contribution to the street.

“The new affordable and market homes are badly needed and the scheme will make another important financial contribution to removing the Wandsworth gyratory. This is key to reviving the high street and unlocking the town centre’s full potential.”